Thursday, November 27, 2008
Sampson Brazzell & Family
Sampson Brazzell & Catharine Cook
Children:
Mary Ann (Kate) Brazzell
William S. Brazzell
John P. Brazzell
George Henry Brazzell
Josie Ellen Brazzell
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
William Barjonah Braswell
The first Braswell family to settle in the Caldwell County area was the family of William Barjonah Braswell. William Barjonah is said to have been born ca 1755 in Edgecombe Co, NC. Perhaps this is where he became known as “Jonas” Braswell to distinguish him from the many other William Braswells in that area. After serving with the NC Militia in the American Revolution, Jonas lived in Johnston County, NC.
Between 1810 - 1815, Jonas Braswell and his family settled in the Lower Creek Section of Burke County, NC. He and his sons hunted in the northwestern mountains of Burke County. Late one fall, Jonas became ill when caught in a sudden snowstorm. He had to spend the night camped under a rock on a high ridge. When morning dawned, Jonas was taken to a nearby settlement where he died after having revived for a short time. He was buried near Linville Falls. The mountain or ridge where he became ill has been called “Jonas’ Ridge: or “Jonas Ridge since that time. In 1913, the DAR placed a Revolutionary Soldier marker on his grave.
Between 1810 - 1815, Jonas Braswell and his family settled in the Lower Creek Section of Burke County, NC. He and his sons hunted in the northwestern mountains of Burke County. Late one fall, Jonas became ill when caught in a sudden snowstorm. He had to spend the night camped under a rock on a high ridge. When morning dawned, Jonas was taken to a nearby settlement where he died after having revived for a short time. He was buried near Linville Falls. The mountain or ridge where he became ill has been called “Jonas’ Ridge: or “Jonas Ridge since that time. In 1913, the DAR placed a Revolutionary Soldier marker on his grave.
Picture by Ruth Weaver
Text by Foy Braswell
3rd Great Grandson of William Barjonah Braswell
Text by Foy Braswell
3rd Great Grandson of William Barjonah Braswell
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Braswell Brothers
Sitting L-R: Brothers John Wesley Braswell, Dock Milford Braswell,
William Pinkney Braswell, William Anderson Braswell Jr, James Wilson Braswell
Standing L-R: Charlie Bell, son in law of William Pinkney; Milton Edward Braswell,
son of William Pinkney; George Henry Braswell, son of James Wilson.
Courtesy of Wilson Braswell
William Pinkney Braswell, William Anderson Braswell Jr, James Wilson Braswell
Standing L-R: Charlie Bell, son in law of William Pinkney; Milton Edward Braswell,
son of William Pinkney; George Henry Braswell, son of James Wilson.
Courtesy of Wilson Braswell
Friday, February 29, 2008
Samuel Braswell of Dry Creek, DeKalb Co., Tennessee
This article by Jerry Parker mentions SAMUEL BRASWELL as one of the first homeowners in Possum Hollow, DeKalb County, Tennessee.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Dry Creek Valley in DeKalb County, TN.
Contributed by Jerry Parker
Leroy Braswell, son of Sampson Braswell and Priscilla Williams, was Jerry's great-great-grandfather.
Sampson Braswell and his sons settled in the Dry Creek Valley of what is now DeKalb County TN
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